1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 573 Sister, my advice to you (2)

When Yang Mo was teaching his young apprentice, he also liked to test Bai Mengmeng with various historical events, saying that this would help train his young apprentice's thinking pattern... For this reason, he even used his own money to buy a lot of various history books for his young apprentice, and then forced Bai Mengmeng to read a few pages every day.

However, I don’t know if it’s because of the different positioning of Tugou classmate, or out of a protective psychology that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. Although Yang Mo often gives questions to test Lu Yingying, the scope is basically limited to the business field and specific market cases.

As a result, as Tugou quickly accumulated work experience, he quickly became a very good middle-level manager and marketing project leader. However, when it came to things beyond the scope of the market, his comprehension was undoubtedly much weaker, and it could even be said that he was completely unaware of it.

So, when Zhuomali casually asked her why Wang Jian asked the First Emperor for 60 troops to attack the already extremely weak State of Chu, she thought for a long time and gave the answer that Wang Jian wanted to finish the battle in one fell swoop by building an absolute advantage on the regional battlefield and destroy the State of Chu in one fell swoop... After all, although it was not impossible for the 20 Qin troops to destroy the State of Chu, it was not that safe.

As he spoke, Tugou excitedly dipped his left hand in some boiled water and began to write and draw on the table. He explained in detail to the peach in front of him what it meant that war is always about the strong defeating the weak and there is no real victory of the weak over the strong; what is the real tactical division, what is the use of time and geographical differences to form a large number of troops against a small number of troops in small battlefields... In the end, he successfully proved from the basic logic that Wang Jian, with 20 troops, might not be able to truly destroy the State of Chu. Once the opponent finds an opportunity and a breakthrough and starts to avoid the enemy's strong front and snowball, even a famous general like Wang Jian would hardly suffer a big defeat.

Well, we have to say that people who have experienced the era of militia training are far better than people in later generations in these aspects. If it weren't for the demarcation of specific historical time periods, our fellow countrymen might have even come up with mobile warfare, tactical infiltration, and the three-three system.

Looking at the silly girl in front of her who was talking excitedly and full of vigor, wishing she could immediately transform into a female general and fight in the battlefield, Zhuomali felt quite complicated.

She knew that Yang Mo had always protected his childhood friend very well, but she didn't expect that even though she was directly in charge of more than a dozen projects, including a grassroots chain drugstore project of astonishing scale such as Momo Baiyao, Lu Yingying's thinking was still so simple... It is not difficult to see from this how many traps the boss at home had eliminated and how many hidden arrows had been blocked for this silly girl behind the scenes.

I guess the eldest brother in the family's greatest wish for this girl is that she can live happily all her life as an ordinary person?
Realizing this, Zhuomali became a little hesitant.

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After being stunned for a while, Zhuo Mali sighed softly and nodded encouragingly: "Big sister, your analysis is very good. If you were born a few decades ago, you might have become a female general with outstanding military achievements... Even now, with your vision and ability, you are more than qualified to be the head of an ordinary business department."

After being praised by Shuimitao, Tugou couldn't help but grinning. She was actually a girl who was easily satisfied and had no ambitions at all. To be praised by a high-ranking elite like Zhuo Mali as "more than qualified to be the head of an ordinary business department" was already a great recognition for her.

Seeing her like this, Zhuo Mali couldn't help but be speechless, and sighed again: "But this shows that you and Mr. Yang are indeed from two different worlds..."

He had only said half of the words when he noticed that Lu Yingying's face was quickly turning pale. Unable to bear it, he swallowed the second half of the words and shook his head helplessly: "Big sister, you know, in the eyes of other people, the reason why Wang Jian asked for 60 soldiers was indeed to complete the victory, but this was not the main reason at all, and it was not even in the top three... The perspectives were different, and the conclusions were different. The subsequent response ideas and methods were also completely different. If you don't see the key from the beginning, it is very likely that you will die if you are not careful... The danger is hard for you to understand, big sister."

Lu Yingying understood half of what was said, and gritted her teeth stubbornly: "Sister Zhuo, I know Yang Shidan is married, and Sister Mu is also very good to me. It is neither emotional nor reasonable for me to cause trouble between them, but I think you don't have to use this method to attack me... I was actually impulsive at the beginning, and I said what I had been holding back. After I said it, my heart was unblocked, and I have no regrets... Don't worry, I won't pester Yang Shidan. We will get along the same way as before!"

Zhuo Mali smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Big sister, I think you misunderstood, that's not what I meant."

Then he sighed for the third time: "Do you know why I asked you that question just now?"

"The reason is simple. This historical fragment is very similar to Mr. Yang's current situation!"

Gently pulling Lv Yingying's left hand in her own and patting it, Zhuo Mali revealed a hint of bitterness at the corner of her mouth: "In our opinion, the reason why Wang Jian asked for 60 troops is very simple..."

"He didn't want 60 troops, but all the troops of Qin... In other words, if Qin could have gathered 100 million troops, he would probably have asked the First Emperor for 100 million troops!"

Lu Yingying was a little dumbfounded: "Why, why, why is this?"

Obviously, Zhuomali's answer has clearly gone beyond the scope of "sticking to the facts" and is no longer limited to the field of war.

Zhuo Mali smiled and said, "Actually, big sister, you know that novels like Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties can be read for entertainment, but they can't be taken seriously... In ancient times, great generals won by strategy, not by personal force. If you are really stupid enough to think that stories like the three heroes fighting Lu Bu and passing five passes and killing six generals are true, then you are underestimating those famous generals in history."

"Since he can be called one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, Wang Jian, the top military commander at that time, must also be a top strategist."

"So, if even us little shrimps of later generations can deduce this, it's natural that he couldn't be unaware of it."

"In fact, given the situation at the time, it was not very difficult for Qin to destroy Chu militarily... As you said, Chu was far behind Qin in terms of the number of troops, the quality of soldiers, and equipment and logistics. So objectively speaking, even with 20 Qin troops, it was likely that they could achieve the goal of destroying Chu."

"But the problem is that Wang Jian must take command of all the Qin army... not for anything else, but because war is a continuation of politics. The real challenges and threats he may face do not come from the front battlefield, but from the Qin government!"

At this point, Zhuo Mali patted Tugou's not-so-tender little hand again and gave him a little reminder: "Put it into the historical context of the time. It has only been 32 years since Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, learned from his previous experience. The young generals who have just grown up may have forgotten it, but how could Wang Jian, a veteran, forget it!?"

"Back then, Bai Qi had to work very hard to defeat the Zhao army. He had intended to destroy the Zhao Kingdom in one fell swoop, but the King of Qin at that time believed in slander and insisted that Bai Qi withdraw his troops. When the King of Qin came to his senses and planned to destroy the Zhao Kingdom again, Bai Qi felt that the opportunity had passed and it was impossible to win, so he pretended to be sick and refused to lead the troops. This angered the King of Qin, who ordered him to be executed."

"So with the lesson of Bai Qi, even if the King of Qin was replaced by the wise and capable First Emperor, it is hard to say whether Wang Jian would repeat the same thing when he led his troops to attack the State of Chu... You know, the people of Chu have always had great influence in the State of Qin, and the harem of the King of Qin has always been the territory of the Chu women, so there are many things they can do behind the scenes."

"So a very realistic consideration is that even if the First Emperor is mentally strong enough and won't be deceived, who can guarantee that the Zichu people in Qin will not unite and stage a Qin version of [Stealing the Seal to Save Zhao]?"

"I cannot refuse the king's order. But at that time, Wang Jian's accumulated merits had reached the point where he was too powerful to be worthy of the emperor. If something unexpected happened in the rear during the expedition against Chu and he failed, he would most likely be accused of some unfounded crime and severely punished. He might even suffer the same fate as Wu'an Jun... So under such circumstances, he simply asked the First Emperor for the entire country's troops."

"If the King of Qin doesn't agree, then he can just not go. It's better to let someone else go than to pretend to be sick like Wu'an Jun... You're already pretending to be a coward, what else can the King of Qin say? Just laugh at him, anyway, his achievements are already great, there's not much point in adding more. It's a good thing for him to be slightly reduced without hurting the foundation." "But if the First Emperor agrees, it means that the First Emperor's determination to destroy Chu is unshakable, and he is willing to take the initiative to help you eliminate future troubles, so that the rear will not even have the opportunity and qualifications to regret... If you still can't add another layer of merit to your undefeated gold under this situation, then it's not unfair for you to be beheaded!"

At this point, Zhuo Mali smiled and looked at Lu Yingying, who seemed to be petrified. "So, sister, have you discovered that asking for 60 soldiers is just a conspiracy that is a win-win situation. To be precise, Wang Jian is blatantly bargaining within the scope of his duties and abilities... This has nothing to do with whether he can use troops, and it doesn't even have much direct relationship with the war itself... Do you understand?"

After hearing these words, Lu Yingying was completely dumbfounded. She didn't expect that such a seemingly insignificant matter would be interpreted in this way by people like Zhuo Mali.

However, remembering what Yang Shidan had repeatedly emphasized when teaching his little apprentice: "There is not a single word in Chinese history books that does not need to be repeatedly scrutinized," she had to believe that the reasoning of this charming and seductive older sister was most likely the explanation that was closest to the historical truth.

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Is the distance between me and Yang Shidan already so far?

Tugou felt a sense of powerlessness and frustration deep in his heart, and then he quickly reacted: "Wait a minute, Sister Zhuo, you said that Yang Shidan's current situation is very similar to Wang Jian's situation at that time?"

Seeing that this silly girl finally came to her senses, Zhuo Mali nodded with a bit of a smile: "Big sister, although you are mainly responsible for the tertiary industry projects of the drilling company, you are also a member of the oil system after all. Don't you think that Zhang Jun and his group's work on this trip is too smooth?"

"In just half a month, we have raised 1 million yuan, and it was raised from hundreds of units of different levels scattered all over the country, and there has been no major incident so far... If it were in the past, we would never have dared to think about it!"

Zhuo Mali, who once assisted Du Chuanming in implementing management reforms in subordinate units, knows better than most how intense the resistance of grassroots units is when it comes to matters involving vested interests... A fact that somewhat goes against common sense is that in the state-owned enterprise system, the grassroots units are more difficult to manage in some matters; relatively speaking, government agencies that seem to have more complicated waters are actually much easier to deal with.

Combined with the case that Zhuo Mali just explained, Tugou classmate had no problem understanding it, and his eyes widened: "Sister Zhuo, are you saying... the one at the headquarters is the King of Qin? The money that Zhang Xiaopang raised from various units is the 60 troops that Yang Mo asked for?"

Zhuo Mali nodded: "That's probably right, otherwise Yang Mo just had such a bad time with his father-in-law and the Song family. It would be unreasonable for Director Mu to support him with his teeth for such an indiscriminate money grabbing behavior... Besides, I don't underestimate Director Mu. Although his influence has greatly increased in the past one or two years, he is not to the extent that he can suppress the overall situation."

Lu Yingying took a breath and said, "Sister Zhuo, what you mean is... this is actually the common opinion of all the main leaders of the headquarters?"

Zhuo Mali nodded, then shook her head: "Not all of them, but it is basically certain that most of the main leaders have reached a consensus... Otherwise, this kind of behavior of taking money while withholding evidence should have been blown up long ago."

As she spoke, her expression became somewhat gloomy. If her father was still in the country, he would have known the answer directly, and there would be no need to guess here.

If it were a year or two ago, our classmate Tugou would have been overwhelmed by the names of so many big leaders, but Lu Yingying was worried about another problem at the moment: "It is natural to work for money. Yang Shidan stole so much money from the headquarters... So what task did the headquarters assign to him?"

Zhuo Mali laughed when she heard this. "It's not necessarily that the headquarters has given Boss Yang any tasks. After all, Boss Yang is a well-known troublemaker in the system, and he's the most difficult to deal with... On the contrary, it's more likely that Boss Yang took the initiative to find them and exchanged some conditions with them."

Upon hearing this, Tugou's hands and feet began to tremble: "That bastard, he refuses to be quiet for a minute all day long. With so much money, he must have taken on a lot of big things!"

But she knew that under Yang Mo's instruction, the amount of money Zhang Jun had to "raise" for this trip was far more than 100 million.

Since the little fat guy was solely responsible for this matter, Zhuo Mali didn't know the specific number. Seeing this, she didn't take it to heart. She just thought that this silly girl was scared by the 100 million. She shrugged and said, "As the general assistant, I don't know what Boss Yang talked about with the headquarters."

"But this matter is actually not that difficult to guess... The last time the Solitary Island II project suddenly changed the civil engineering plan and equipment plan, in a sense, it was due to the informal suggestions of some leaders in the ministry."

"So it's clear that the ministry is planning to speed up the integration of the oil systems across the country, but there are many differences of opinion among them, so the previous incident happened."

At this point, Zhuo Mali smiled and said, "Fair competition, let performance speak for itself, and the most capable will be promoted... This is an old tradition in the department."

"So if nothing unexpected happens, Boss Yang must have thrown something big that the headquarters would find hard to refuse, which earned the tacit approval of all the leaders... Even I can see such obvious changes in the department, so it's impossible for the leaders of the headquarters to fail to see it. They have much more experience in this area than outsiders think, so they naturally know how to deal with it."

"It's just that knowing how to deal with it is one thing, and being able to do it is another. In terms of [doing] this, Boss Yang is undoubtedly more persuasive than anyone else, so it's not hard to understand why the negotiations went so smoothly this time."

Although Zhuo Mali did not say how the command center would respond, thinking of Yang Mo's ideas and various operating methods during the approval and implementation of the Isolated Island No. 2 project, Lu Yingying could roughly guess what chips Yang Mo would put out.

Although she was reminded of Yang Mo's current situation indirectly and the approximate number she heard from the fat boy Zhang Jun made her very uneasy, since there had been similar successful operations before, she was half relieved out of trust in Yang Mo's ability.

After calming down a bit, Lu Yingying looked at Zhuo Mali with some curiosity: "Sister Zhuo, I have a rough idea of ​​the situation Yang Shidan is facing now. He already has a lot of problems, and then he suddenly has to deal with the problems at the headquarters. It's really hard for him to handle... But, what did Sister Zhuo mean when she said that you didn't mean that?"

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PS: It rained heavily today and I came back late. I am working hard on typing and should be able to publish another chapter after 12 o'clock.

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